SARPEDON

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• SARPEDON (noun)
  The noun SARPEDON has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus

  Familiarity information: SARPEDON used as a noun is very rare.

• SARPEDON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia; fought on behalf of the Trojans in the Trojan War and was killed by Patroclus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)